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Birth Name: Ruby Jean Butler
Date of Birth: March 3, 1900
Place of Birth: Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Date of Death: October 17, 1987
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: African-American
Ruby Dandridge was an American actress.
She was the daughter of Nellie (Simmons/Simon) and George Frank Butler. Her family was from North Carolina. Ruby had two children, actresses, dancers, and singers Vivian Dandridge and Dorothy Dandridge , with her former husband Cyril Dandridge.
Ruby was sometimes said to have Jamaican, Mexican, and Native American ancestry. It is not clear if this ancestry has been verified/documented.